Poem 31: Time

“Time sure flies” is a saying we all know

Then you hear the opposite, “time is going slow”

The circumstances of the speed depends on the activity you pursue

Some days can be hectic while others you have nothing to do

Some people love staying busy to make the day go fast

Others choose to take their time and try to make it last

It doesn’t matter what you do, a day is still twenty four hours in all

Your options are to speed it up or to slow it to a crawl

When we are enjoying ourselves, time seems to go so fast

When we are in pain, we wonder how long it will last

You look at kids that spend hours playing their computer game

I can’t say anything, I am just the same

I, like them am enjoying the fun while it does take up my day

I like to think of it as a learning experience is all I have to say

I’ve gotten in the habit of playing a game online

The name of it is “word collect” I can’t seem to decline

I like to think I’m the only one that has fallen for this scheme

Now with my wife, daughters and friends, we have formed a team

I’m the one who instigated all of this to enjoy some fun

Now the goal we strive to is to make it to number one

Points are made by finding words from letters that appear upon your screen

When you find the right combination, the word can be plainly seen

Points are awarded for each word you find and you tally up a score

The idea is to get them in succession in order to achieve more

So if you get on a roll each word value goes up by one

The maximum point is ten and continues until all your words are done

You compete for a season, which is a week in length

Your team starts with ten players but you can add more to increase your strength

After a season you go up one level if you finish in the top two

That is of course what you want to do

Finish in the bottom four, your team won’t stick around

When the next season starts, on a lower lever you’ll be found

Stay in the middle of the pack and your team will stay the following week

In hopes that maybe then, your team will reach its peak

So when I have some free time, I’ll be there to play the game

If you want to join us, “Snoopy’s Gang” is the name

I find that I enjoy the game and later will play some more

Right now our team is stuck in twelfth so we will have to increase our score

So I’ll put this poem out real quick and get on with my day

Now I’ll have some time aside in order for me to play

No matter how you like to pace your day be it fast or slow

I appreciate you taking your time to read this I would like to let you know